Short-term rentals in Bideford
Bideford is the 484th-largest of 597 short-term rental markets across the United Kingdom: 358 listings, 56% on Airbnb. 60% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 39%, led by holidaycottages.co.uk (89 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 358
- Market rank
- #484 / 597
- National share
- under 0.1%
- Named professional operators
- 7
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Bideford
In Bideford, Airbnb leads with 202 listings (56%), versus 156 on Booking.com (44%).
Where the listings are in Bideford
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Bideford
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 51% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 194 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 90% of that. The other 21 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 60%
- Median market
- 39%
- Single-listing hosts
- 22%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 87% of Bideford's classified listings, followed by Unique & outdoor (4%).
Largest operators in Bideford
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked United Kingdom listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 89 | 4.73 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 73,474 |
| 2 | Cottages.com | 59 | 4.77 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 217,587 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 26 | 4.70 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 179,990 |
| 4 | Finest Retreats | 10 | 4.64 / 5 | 8.5 / 10 | 13,960 |
| 5 | Travelnest Ltd | 8 | 4.56 / 5 | 8.0 / 10 | 95,073 |
| 6 | Cumbrian Cottage Holidays | 1 | 4.87 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 78,520 |
| 7 | Marsdens Devon Cottages | 1 | 4.63 / 5 | — | 196 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across the United Kingdom and count Bideford among their markets. See the full interactive Bideford market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Bideford compares
Bideford ranks 484th of 597 tracked markets in the United Kingdom, with under 0.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Porthtowan 361 listings
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Southbourne 361 listings
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Lossiemouth 360 listings
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Gillingham 358 listings
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Great Driffield 358 listings
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Wells 358 listings
Photo credits
- Porthtowan: Photo: Unicorn Inn, Porthtowan - geograph.org.uk - 534520 by Niki Walton · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Southbourne: Photo: Southbourne Church by Charles ( talk ) · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Lossiemouth: Photo: Lossiemouth Aerial Shot - geograph.org.uk - 936815 by Craig Williams · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gillingham: Photo: Gillingham, Town Bridge and the Methodist church - geograph.org.uk - 1434133 by Chris Downer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Great Driffield: Photo: Driffield by MortimerCat · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wells: Photo: Wells Cathedral West Front by Wikimedia Commons contributors · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Bideford market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Bideford?
Bideford has 358 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 202 on Airbnb and 156 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Bideford?
The largest professional operator in Bideford is holidaycottages.co.uk, with 89 local listings.
How professionalised is the Bideford short-term rental market?
60% of Bideford's listings (215 of 358) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 597 markets across the United Kingdom (39%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 72% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 51% on Airbnb. The 7 named professional operators run 194 local listings between them, and the three largest — holidaycottages.co.uk, Cottages.com and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 90% of that. The other 21 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Bideford?
In Bideford, Airbnb leads with 202 listings (56%), versus 156 on Booking.com (44%).
How many professional operators run listings in Bideford?
7 named professional operators run listings in Bideford. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 358 public short-term rental listings in Bideford, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across the United Kingdom. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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